Rebate check holder for containers



May 27, 1941i Aw; w. HoDGsN 2,243,629

REBATE-CHECK HOLDER FOR CONTAINERS Fililed May 16, 1940' .PJ/ailirre/arsys Patented May 27, i941 UNITED; smi-fes PMENT OFFICE y i i2,243,629 i Y `vinsegura cnnclggomsn Fon CONTAINERS William W. Hodgson,Chicago-,111., assignor to Continental Carll vlCompany, `Inc., *NewlYork,

N. Y., Aa corporation of NewYork i emaiieeiieii Marie 194, sereine-innee'eieiiesiisiii-ii A'lheinvention relates tonew and useful improvementsin a rebate,checkb-holdingmeans for containers. d A

An object of the invention is to provide a means ferseeiiriiie therebateheels .ie the frieiieiizpiue closure member of a ,container so thatsaidrebate check will be firmly xed to the plug Mand at the same time easilyremoved by a customer.

A further object of the invention is Ato provide the `friction plug withmeans for supporting vthe rebate-check centrally thereof as well asatthe peripheral portim In the drawing Figurel vl islavertical'sectional View through av container showing a rebate checkattached thereto by the improved holding means;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, on an enlar-gedscale, and showing in dotted lines the position of the edge portion ofthe plug before it is rolled into holding en gagement with the rebatecheck;

Fig. 4 is a similar View on the line -fl of Figure 2, and

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Figure 3, but showing a slightly modifiedform of rebate check structure.

The invention is shown as applied to a sheet metal -container whichincludes a body portion I to which ends are secured by double-seeming.The upper end 2 is illustrated in the drawing, and the double seam forjoining this end 2 to the body is shown at 3. Said end has an openingtherethrough and the metal of the end is bent so as to provide acylindrical friction seating member 4 surrounding the opening. Theopening is closed by a friction plug 5, which friction plug has adepressed central portion providing a cylindrical wall 6 which isadapted to engage the friction seating member 4. The friction plugclosure member has a laterally extending portion l which overlies thecan top, and said laterally extending portion 'I has an upstandingportion 8 which is initially cylindrical and of uniform diameter.

A rebate check, preferably made of fibrous material, is indicated at 9.Said rebate check throughout the greater portion of its circumference isof smaller diameter than the diameter of the depression in the frictionplug, so that the edge l of the rebate check is spaced away from thevertical Wall 6. Said rebate check has diametrically opposed extensionsII, II which are of a diameter slightly less than the diameter of thecylindrical portion 8. The rebate check is nleeed iii, the eine ,wiih`these eXienS/ieiis ,overly- .ing 5th@latfllyxndn POT'QU 7: after Whichthe .iineteiidiiie well, 8. ieiirled downwellyzinte .gripping eQii-teei-Wiilfiiieee .extensions as indicated ei i2j`ii1i1ie drawing- Thiseiiitiirigiiiweid- 1.1i and dewiiwerdiynfiiheWeil' 8 f Vthe ,frieiieiiplug makes a-iirm ,g rip"upon `the rebate check so that it is firmlyheld in place in the friction plug. f

The bottom of the recess in the friction plug is made dome-shaped asindicated at I3. This dome-Shaped member is eliiiierieieiied Se ihei.the central portion 'thereof lies in a plane containing 4 the laterallyextending portion 1 of the plug, and. therefore, when the rebate checkis placed in the plug and secured thereto by curling the edge thereof,the central portion of the rebate check will rest on the center of thisdome-shaped portion of the friction plug and be supported thereby. Thisprevents the rebate check from being broken loose by downward pressurecontact with the rebate check in the center region thereof.

When it is desired to remove the rebate check, the customer may readilyinsert a knife blade between the edge Il) of the rebate check and thevertical Wall 6 and sever the extension. rlhis makes a holding means forthe rebate check which firmly retains the same on the friction plug sothat it is not liable to be accidentally ruptured, and at the same timepermitting the rebate check to be easily removed by the customer in themanner described.

In Figure 5 of the drawing there is shown a slightly modified form ofrebate check structure. In this form, the rebate check is ofsubstantially uniform diameter and extends over the laterally projectingportion 1 of the plug and is clamped throughout its periphery by thecurled edge I2 of the plug. The rebate check is provided with one ormore openings I4 so that an instrument can be inserted beneath therebate check and the same forced upward against the gripping edge of thecurled-in portion of the plug, and thus the rebate check Will be severedalong said curled-in edge. It is noted that the edge is curled so thatthe raw edge of the metal faces downward and makes contact with therebate check, so that this Will provide a shearing means for severingthe rebate check when pried'upwardly by the inserted tool. The rebatecheck may be scored in the region of the holding means to facilitatetheyremoval of the same, if desired.

The rebate check will, of course, be provided with suitable printedmatter to indicate the character of the goods and the purpose of therebate Having thus described the invention, what' l2` claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A friction plug closure member for containers having a depressionsurrounded by a vertical friction wall and a portion projectinglaterally from the upper edge thereof, said projecting portion having anupstanding wall at the outer edge thereof, a rebate member havingportions thereof overlying this projecting portion on the closuremember, said upstanding portion being curled inwardly and downwardly soas to bring the edge of the metal into gripping contact with the rebatemember, the bottom of said depression in said friction plug being curvedupwardly forming a dome-shaped support on which the center portion ofthe rebate member rests.

2. A friction plug closure member for containers having a depressionsurrounded by a vertical friction wall and a portion projectinglaterally from the upper edge of said wall, andan upstanding wall at theouter edge of said projecting portion, a rebate member, the greaterportion of which is of a diameter less than the diameter of a tool forremoving the rebate member.

3. A friction plug closure member for containers having a depressionsurrounded by a vertical friction wall and a portion ,projectinglaterally from the upper edge of said Wall, and an upstanding wall atthe outer edge of said projecting portion, a rebate member, the greaterportion of which is of a diameter less than the diameter Aof theVertical wall surrounding the depression, said rebate member havingextensions spaced from each other and overlying the projecting member atthe upper edge of said vertical wall, the upstanding edge being turneddown into clamping engagement with said extensions, said rebate memberbeing centered re1- ative to the depression so that the greater portionof the edge thereof is spaced away from said vertical Wall surroundingthe depression to facilitate the insertion of a tool for removing therebate member, the bottom of said depression in said friction plug beingcurved upwardly forming a dome-shaped support on which the centerportion of the rebate member rests.

WILLIAM W. HODGSON.

